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LASTING LEGACY

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Creston/O-M senior Chase Shiltz is leaving behind a lasting legacy on and off the field for the Panthers. For more on Shiltz, see SPORTS, page 1S. >>

This week’s “5 minutes” feature is with Creston High School vocal music instructor Jane Warner. For more on Warner, see page 10A. >>

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Creston Library Board of Trustees adds new member

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CNA photos by KELSEY HAUGEN

ABOVE, Iowa Army National Guard member Caleb McLain, a 2008 Creston High School graduate, speaks about his experience so far in the military to a crowd of CHS students and faculty, veterans and others during the CHS Veterans Day program this morning in the school gymnasium. McLain spoke of being involved with “the wrong crowd,” which later led to him attending Alcoholics Anonymous and going through other treatment plans. He joined the military in 2006 with parental consent and has since deployed and worked in recruitment. Archived video of the CHS Veterans Day program can be found at http://citylinktv.com/channel/creston-ksib-radio/.

BELOW, U.S. Army veterans Bob Arnold, left, of Shannon City and Duane Wallace, right, of Orient have coffee and breakfast this morning at Creston Hy-Vee’s Veterans Day breakfast. Arnold served from 1957 to 1959, and Wallace served from 1963 to 1965. See page 5A for a Veterans Day story on two World War II veterans.

The Creston Library Board of Trustees welcomed its newest member Monday night at the trustees’ regular meeting.

Brian Jack of Creston fills one of two vacancies the board has been trying to fill since Jeromy Brown and Joshua Borgmann resigned in early October.

The mayor appointed Jack over the phone last week.

“It was hard to imagine a better candidate, and we

are grateful he agreed to join us,” Library Director David Hargrove said.

For Jack, the library is a community’s tool for retrospection.

“I think of a library as a time machine as it allows you to go back in time, so to speak, to look at history, to see what the outcomes of that history have been, and it offers an opportunity to consider what different futures there may be,” Jack said.

This encouraged him to LIBRARY | 2A

Rubber bullets and fear: Trump protesters flood streets anew PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — From New York to Illinois to California, in red states as well as blue, protesters decrying Donald Trump’s election spent another night overtaking highways, smashing store windows, igniting fires and in at least one city, facing pepper spray and rubber projectiles from police trying to clear the streets.

The demonstrations stretched into a third straight night Thursday and came to a head in Portland, Oregon, where thousands

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Award winners: Pictured are the 2016 Creston Chamber of Commerce award winners who were recognized Thursday night during the Creston Chamber of Commerce annual meeting at Supertel Inn and Conference Center. Shown from left are Rachel Shepherd, Youth of the Year; Roger Lanning, Citizen of the Year; and Rich Wenzig, Volunteer of the Year. For more photos from the annual meeting, see Mondays’ Creston News Advertiser.

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marched and chanted, “We reject the president-elect!” while some lit firecrackers and sparked a dumpster blaze.

Officers began physically pushing back against the crowd that at times threw objects at them, making 26 arrests and using flashbang devices and types of smoke or tear gas to force people to disperse.

Trump himself fired back, tweeting: “Just had a very open and successful PROTESTS | 2A

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Augmented reality: From left, Charlie Anderson, 6, Ayden Purdum, 9, and Wyatt Burwell, 6, all of Creston, try out the augmented reality sand and water table during St. Malachy School’s first-annual, hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) night Thursday in the school gymnasium in Creston. Helping run the table was Haley Simmons, 12, of Creston, shown right. The table was set up by East Union schools’ ASPIRE science club.

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LIBRARY:

Deaths Helen Cooper Mountain Home, Ark.

Helen Maxine Cooper, 89, of Mountain Home, Arkansas, died Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2016, in Mountain Home, Arkansas.

Memorial services were 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 15, at Good Samaritan Chapel in Mountain Home. Int e r m e n t Cooper was private. Memorials may be made to the Mountain Home Christian Clinic.

Helen, daughter of Carl William and Florence (Thomsen) May, was born

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July 12, 1927, in Creston.

She served in the consulate in Karachi, Pakistan and Ankara, Turkey. She served in Department of Defense in Fort Harrison, Indiana, as quality assurance accountant, attaining GS-12 ranking. She was a friend of Bill W. for more than 43 years.

Mrs. Cooper is survived by her husband, J. Paul Cooper of the home; son James (Lisa) Fredericksen of Buffalo, Minnesota; daughter, Jane (Greg) Cooper of Bridgewater; grandchildren, Erik Fredericksen, Dana Fredericksen, Lynne (Robert) Polhlopek, Ryan (Cori) Cooper; and great-grandchildren, Kyle Polhlopek, Tyler Cooper and Bella Cooper.

She was preceded in death by her parents and brother Carl R. May.

in Creston.

Lucille Lundy Care Funeral services are pendOrient ing at Steen Funeral Home, Lucille Lundy, 85, of Ori- 101 SE Fourth St., in Greenent died Thursday, Nov. 10, field.  2016, at Creston Specialty

Correction In a story regarding the narcotics arrests published in Thursday’s Creston News Advertiser, the last known

address for Kurtis Lee Fooken was 410 N. Mulberry St. He does not currently reside there.

Police: Iowa mother who vanished in 2000 was homicide victim TAMA (AP) — A 23-year-old central Iowa mother who vanished without a trace in 2000 is believed to be a homicide victim, law enforcement officials said Thursday.

A review by a multi-agency task force has concluded that Cora Okonski’s “disappearance was not voluntary,� the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation said in a statement.

The agency said that it has reclassified Okonski’s disappearance as a homicide rather than a missing persons case and that it was under investigation by state and local police and prosecutors. Okonski was the mother to a toddler son and had worked as a waitress in Tama, a town of about 2,800 residents that’s 60 miles northeast of Des Moines.

Police have never identified a suspect in her disappearance. But Okonski’s ex-boyfriend, Tait Purk, has long faced scrutiny from police and the public since he was with her the night she disappeared.

The two were scheduled to be married one month after she vanished, and they had a volatile relationship that was marked by drug use and fighting.

Purk is set to be released from a federal prison in Kansas on unrelated drug and gun charges in April, after roughly 14 years behind bars.

Purk has denied involvement in Okonski’s disappearance, telling police that she left their home to walk to the store to buy cigarettes and never returned.

Purk has said he told Okonski he wanted to put off their wedding date earlier that day and that she became upset. He reported her missing to police two days after she was last seen.

Her relatives have long presumed Okonski was dead, because she stopped

collecting her Social Security disability payments and cut off contact with them. But her body has never been found.

Investigators have made recent trips to the location where Okonski was last seen, have identified new witnesses and reinterviewed old ones. “It was put on the shelf and collected dust and then it was opened back up by the DCI’s interest in it,� said Tama County Sheriff Dennis Kucera, who has assigned a detective to the case. “It’s a case of interest and there’s been new information that’s been discovered.�

Kucera and others involved in the investigation declined to elaborate on the new information.

DCI said agents with significant experience in cold cases were leading the investigation, even though it no longer has a dedicated unit to solving old cases.

The agency disbanded a three-year-old cold case unit after a federal grant ran out in 2011. That unit relied on DNA testing to help solve two old cases, a 1974 slaying of a woman in a farmhouse and a 1984 triple homicide linked to a killer who was later executed in Missouri.

In March, DCI announced a first-degree murder charge against an Iowa City man in the 1985 slaying of his wife’s lover. The suspect, Anthony Burtch, has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.

PROTESTS: CONT. FROM | 1A

presidential election. Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Very unfair!�

In Portland, police termed the protest a riot after some 4,000 protesters surged into the downtown area. After giving several orders to leave, officers fired what appeared to be rubber projectiles. It was not immediately clear if anyone was hit.

The number of protesters dwindled by early Friday, and police ordered those still in the streets to disperse immediately or be “subject to arrest and the use of riot-control agents.�

In Denver, protesters briefly shut down a freeway near downtown. Police said demonstrators made their way onto Interstate 25, stopping traffic for about a halfhour.

Protesters also briefly shut down highways in Minneapolis and Los Angeles.

In downtown San Fran-

good candidate for the position,� Hargrove said.

Jack also serves as the pastor of Salem Lutheran Church in Creston and president of Union County Ministerial Alliance, a charity organization dedicated to helping those in need in the local community.

The board consists of five members, four residing in Creston and appointed by the mayor and one nonresident appointed by the Union County Board of Supervisors. Each member serves on a voluntary basis for a six-year term.

Hargrove said the board

expects to have the fifth and final seat on the board selected by the next regular meeting next month. “My hope is the next board member will have experience in business and the private sector, because finances are a big concern with the Capital Campaign in full swing,� he said.

The Capital Campaign is the library’s initiative to raise $1.9 million in the Creston area for the purpose of transforming the Gibson Memorial Library into the Creston Area Library and Cultural Center.

cisco, high school students called out “not my president� as they marched, holding signs urging a Trump eviction. They waved rainbow banners and Mexican flags, as bystanders in the heavily Democratic city gave them high-fives from the sidelines. “As a white, queer person, we need unity with people of color, we need to stand up,� said Claire Bye, a 15-year-old sophomore at Academy High School. “I’m fighting for my rights as an LGBTQ person. I’m fighting for the rights of brown people, black people, Muslim people.�

In New York City and Chicago, large groups gathered outside Trump Tower.

In New York, they chanted angry slogans and waved banners bearing anti-Trump messages. Police still stood guard Friday on Fifth Avenue. “You got everything straight up and down the line,� demonstrator David Thomas said. “You got climate change, you got the Iran deal. You got gay rights,

you got mass deportations.

Just everything, straight up and down the line, the guy is wrong on every issue.�

In Philadelphia, protesters near City Hall held signs bearing slogans: “Not Our President,� ‘’Trans Against Trump� and “Make America Safe For All.� Officers on bikes blocked traffic for the march that spanned four lanes of street traffic and even drew parents with children in strollers.

Jeanine Feito, 23, held a sign that read “not 1 more deportation.� The Temple University student said she acknowledges Trump as president-elect but doesn’t accept it. “I’m Cuban-American.

My parents are immigrants, and I’m also a woman.

These are things Trump doesn’t stand for,� Feito said. “He’s bullied us, discriminated against us, is racist and encourages violence. I think it’s important we stand together and fight against this.�

About 500 people turned out at a protest in Louisville, Kentucky, while hundreds

“I THINK it’s important we stand together and fight against this.�

DES MOINES (AP) — Iowa Republicans have achieved their longtime goal of taking control of both the state House and Senate.

The GOP flipped several Senate seats Tuesday to erase a slim Democratic majority in the chamber that previously made Iowa one of a handful of states with a split-party legislature. Republicans maintained their House majority.

It’s the first time in roughly 20 years that the GOP has control of both chambers and the governor’s office, a development that’s expected to alter legislative priorities when state lawmakers return to the Capitol in January.

Gov. Terry Branstad said Wednesday he’s already met with Republican leadership. He declined to reveal specifics on what he might prioritize though he expressed general interest in tax reform. Here’s a look at what could be ahead:

Water quality Water quality funding gained serious attention last legislative session amid a lawsuit by Des Moines Water Works that blamed upstream counties for pol-

luted drinking water. Gov. Terry Branstad proposed to address the issue through use of an existing education fund, but that idea wasn’t supported by House Republicans. GOP leaders ultimately pitched a plan that would find other existing state dollars.

Senate Democrats challenged both proposals, arguing one pitted K-12 education spending against water quality and the other did not provide long-term sustainable funding.

Branstad this summer began floating around a revised version of his proposal. When asked in August if he had consulted Democratic leaders, he pointed out the possible November outcome.

Gun legislation Gun legislation received a spotlight during the 2015 legislative session after House Republicans voted in support of a measure that would expand gun access for a range of individuals, including minors who used handguns under the direct supervision of parents. The comprehensive bill failed to gain traction in the Senate that year, but the split Legislature ulti-

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The Iowa Firearms Coalition helped push some of those successes in 2016, and they have more priorities.

Coalition President Barry Snell said the group wants to ensure Second Amendment rights are spelled out in the Iowa Constitution.

They also want to pass the measure regarding minors.

Snell said he’s already engaged in early conversations with Republican lawmakers since Tuesday night. He said the calls he made were mostly congratulatory, “but the conversation eventually turned to legislation.�

Education reform K-12 education funding has caused friction between Democrats and Republicans in the chambers for years, even holding up

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in Baltimore marched to the stadium where the Ravens were playing a football game.

A group got into some shoving matches with police in Oakland, California, but Los Angeles saw mostly peaceful protests. City News Service reported that dozens of protesters in the nation’s second-largest city were arrested around midnight when they refused to budge.

As expected, the demonstrations led to social media blowback from Trump supporters accusing protesters of sour grapes or worse, though there were no significant counterprotests. They said the demonstrators were not respecting the democratic process.

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Democrats have argued that Republicans have not provided enough funding for Iowa schools, while GOP leaders have highlighted that more conservative spending on education is both sufficient and ensures other growing needs in the state budget — like higher education — can be addressed.

Without hurdles in the Senate, Republican leaders could quickly approve funding this year. Branstad didn’t reference education funding to reporters Wednesday, but he pointed out that state budget experts recently lowered Iowa’s revenue projections for the current fiscal year.

He also added noted lower commodity prices for farmers. He predicted a “tight budgeting year� that will include “difficult decisions.� “I’m very hopeful because we’ve been frugal and careful that we’re going to able to get through this,� he said.

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join the library’s efforts as board member when Hargrove met with him about the open position in October. “One of the reasons I wanted to be a part of it, and one of the reasons I think a library is important to any given community, is that it has the potential to shape the imagination of the community and, therefore, to shape the direction of the community as well,� Jack

said.

When Hargrove presented the board with a list of candidates for the position, the board unanimously approved of Jack. Hargrove said he was a natural pick. “Because he acts as a patron to the library and his wife serves as on the Friends of the Library and he regularly brings his family into the library, we consid- Hargrove ered him a

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Friday

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) 12 by 12 study, 7 to 8 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), 8 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Saturday

Creston Men’s Fellowship non-denominational Bible study, 7 a.m., Windrow Restaurant.

Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, 9 a.m. to noon, 308 W. Union St. Family Caregiver Support Group, 10:30 to 11:30 a.m., Alzheimer’s Association office, 228 N. Pine St. For more information, contact Jaleyn at 641782-4040.

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), 7:30 p.m. open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St.

Sunday

Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. Creston Area Food Pantry, noon to 2 p.m., lower level 417 Wyoming Ave.

Monday Union County Board of Supervisors, 9 a.m., Union County Courthouse Board Room.

Greater Regional Medical Center Auxiliary, 9 a.m., Greater Regional Medical Center Classroom.

Creston Rotary Club, noon, Greater Regional Medical Center cafeteria conference room.

Narcotics Anonymous (NA), noon open meeting, St. Malachy Rectory, 407 W. Clark St. No smoking.

TOPS No. 1338, 5 p.m., First United Methodist Church.

AA, 5:30 p.m., Crossroads Mental Health Center, 1003 Cottonwood Rd. Open meeting.

Southwest Iowa Dancers, 6:30 to 9:30 p.m., Mount Ayr American Legion, walk-ons welcome.

AA, 7:30 p.m., United Church of Christ, 501 W. Montgomery St. Use east door.

Tuesday

Holiday open house sponsored

by Greater Regional Auxiliary, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Gift Connection at GRMC. ODO Club, 11:30 a.m. luncheon, Creston Family Restaurant, 802 W. Taylor St. Creston Lions Club, noon luncheon, The Pizza Ranch, 520 Livingston Ave. Creston Kiwanis Club, noon, The Windrow, 102 W. Taylor St. Holy Spirit Rectory ReRun Shop, noon to 5 p.m., 308 W. Union St.

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Monday TBD Ninth/JV/varsity boys basketball practice starts.

TBD JV wrestling practice starts.

3:30 p.m. Varsity wrestling practice starts at CHS. 6:30 p.m. Speech team potluck at CHS. Tuesday 5:30 p.m. Third grade concert at Creston E-MS commons.

7 p.m. Winter sports night at CHS. Thursday All-State Festival in Ames.

Opus concert.

The following are new large print titles and upcoming events at Gibson Memorial Library, located at 200 W. Howard St., in Creston.

Regular library hours are 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The library is closed on Sunday. Check the library Facebook.

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LENOX – Dean Kester and Harold Walter waited a long time for the moment that took place Tuesday morning at Vintage Park in Lenox.

They waited approximately 70 years. Finally, they received medals commemorating their service during World War II. Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) presented medals to the two veterans during a special ceremony at Vintage Park, where both Kester and Walter now reside.

“It took a long time to get those medals but I finally got them,” Walter said. “It meant a lot. I could nearly cry. I sure appreciate the medals, even if it is late.”

Ernst said this form of “thank you” to Kester and Walter was long overdue.

“It is from a grateful nation that I will be providing these medals to them,” she said.

“These medals aren’t from me; they aren’t from my office. These medals are from our United States of America on behalf of the people of the United States of America.”

Kester called it a relief to finally receive his medals.

“It just kind of felt like something was missing,” he said. “I’m honored. I appreciate it. I wasn’t expecting it.”

Kester received the following medals: Navy Good Conduct medal, World War II Victory medal, American Campaign medal, American Defense Service medal and Asiatic Pacific Campaign medal.

Walter received the following medals: Navy Good Conduct medal, World War II Victory medal, American Campaign medal, Discharge button and Honorable Service lapel pin.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) presents Dean Kester with medals Tuesday morning at Vintage Park in Lenox commemorating his service to the U.S. Navy during World War II.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Pictured are the medals presented to Dean Kester during a ceremony Tuesday morning at Vintage Park in Lenox.

Kester was awarded with the Navy Good Conduct medal, World War II Victory medal, American Defense Service medal, American Campaign medal and Asiatic Pacific Campaign medal.

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) presents Harold Walter with medals Tuesday morning at Vintage Park in Lenox commemorating his service to the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Kester Kester served in the United States Navy from 1940 to 1946, serving through the entirety of World War II and a year before and year after the war.

He had two brothers who also served in the military – one in the Navy and one in the Army.

Kester served in the southwest Pacific, north Atlantic, Mediterranean and South America during his time in the Navy.

“Just about name it and I’ve been there,” he said.

Kester was stationed in front of the USS Arizona and was sent out just before the attack on Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941.

He was a gunner’s mate responsible for the operation and maintenance of gun mounts, as well as small arms and magazines.

“That’s the reason why I ain’t got no ears,” Kester said about his hearing loss. “They never gave us ear plugs, never even gave us cotton. It’s a handicap, but it could be worse – much worse.”

One of the highest honors during his service was being honorary guard at President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s funeral in 1945.

He returned home from overseas and married his wife, Leona, taking her to Washington, D.C. Kester was dressed in all white for Roosevelt’s funeral, including white boots and a white rifle.

After WWII, Kester boarded the USS Fargo on a goodwill trip around the world. The trip took him to South America, seeing Rio de Janeiro, Uruguay and Argentina.

“Then they pulled us out; they were having trouble over ... in Yugoslavia,” Kester said.

“That’s where I left the ship.”

He was offered a chance to end his service early by escorting a general court marshall prisoner home.

Kester completed that mission, but not before some tense moments when his briefcase containing all his military records and the prisoner’s records was stolen.

He retrieved the briefcase and completed his mission but did not end his service early.

Today, Kester and his wife, Leona, will celebrate 72 years

CNA photo by SCOTT VICKER

Pictured are the medals present to Harold Walter during a ceremony Tuesday morning at Vintage Park in Lenox.

Walter was awarded with the Navy Good Conduct medal, World War II Victory medal, American Campaign medal, Discharge button and Honorable Service lapel pin.

of marriage in February. They worked all the time, too.”

Since World War II ended, have two sons together.

Walter has lived his life on the Walter farm before moving into VinWalter served in the Unit- tage Park. ed States Navy from Aug. 22, He’s still involved with his 1942, until Feb. 15, 1945. farm on Cromwell Road.

He was preparing to deploy “I had the best corn crop this to Japan for battle when Presi- year I’ve ever had – between dent Harry S. Truman ordered 220 and 230 bushels per acre,” the “Little Boy” atomic bomb Walter said. “I just can’t harddropped on Hiroshima on ly quit farming. I still mow the Aug. 6, 1945, and “Fat Man” yard. I got a zero-turn mower atomic bomb dropped on Na- and I learned it.” gasaki on Aug. 9, 1945.

Japan announced its surren- Recognition Ernst said both Kester and der six days after the bombing of Nagasaki on Aug. 15, 1945. Walter exemplify the four pil“That stopped us from going lars of success she’s learned to Japan and fighting the Jap- during her lifetime.

They both assumed prudent anese,” Walter said. “When they dropped that bomb, it risk by serving in the United saved us from going to Japan. States Navy during WWII. “They decided that the risk It saved a lot of lives.”

Walter served in the Atlan- of fighting for their nation was tic on convoy duty, running the right thing to do,” Ernst said. “They took on that risk escorts.

He survived a hurricane knowing that potentially they while he was at sea in the Gulf wouldn’t return to their families here in the Midwest. They of Mexico.

“We took on so much water took on that burden. They took we drowned it out,” Walter on that challenge. We are so said. “Then, we had to bucket thankful they both did that.”

Kester and Walter displayed it out! I didn’t care if I lived or died it was so rough. I was so leadership, Ernst said, by inspirseasick. But, I made it, thank ing others to follow them to a common goal or objective. goodness.”

The third pillar of success Walter made 13 trips with convoys from Newfoundland was service.

“Not everyone will stand up to the Grand Cayman Islands in the south Atlantic, watching and say, ‘I am willing to fight for my nation. I’m willing to for German U-boats.

“They were there,” he said. provide that sacrifice for my “They brought one in in Bos- nation,’” Ernst said. “But, both ton after the war was declared of these gentlemen did that.

They raised their right hand (over) with Germany.”

Walter was asked to con- and swore to uphold our Continue his service when the war stitution and defend our counended, but he was ready to go try against all enemies – foreign home and be with his fami- and domestic.”

The final pillar of success was ly. He had several siblings at home and wanted to spend gratitude.

“Today, we have the opportime with his parents.

Once his service ended, tunity to thank these two fine Walter returned home and gentlemen for their service during World War II and our married his wife, Wilma.

“I ran into a lady with a United States Navy for the ser5-year-old daughter and I fi- vices they provided,” Ernst said. nally married her,” he said. “We are sharing our thanks to “We were married from about these gentlemen, and it’s long 1947 to 1986 and we farmed. overdue, for their service to our She was a beautician. She nation during World War II.”

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Inside the Millennial Mind

By MAYA STRUHAR

The 2016 election is one that will go down in history as one of the most important elections of the 21st century. The fate and future of our country rests upon the shoulders of the person we elect, and they have large shoes to fill. High school students, being millennials, are a huge focus of this election. I spoke with four CCHS students, asking each of them how they felt before the election, and the morning after Donald Trump became the President Elect of the United States. Here is what they said:

Before:

“How do you feel the campaigns have been going?”

“I think that it has been very negative on both sides and instead of bringing out positive areas in their campaign each candidate has focused on the wrongdoings of their opponents.”

-Tristen Travis, CCHS sophomore.

“What do you like best about your candidate?”

“I like that she stands for women’s rights while being a woman herself. I think that if she doesn’t win, hate and prejudice will become more

prominent than they already are, and America will not be able to handle that.” -Erin Hanson, CCHS senior.

“What turns you off the most about the candidate opposing yours?”

“Well, I was never a fan of his to begin with. After watching him make jokes about how the reporter looked and acted made me really hate him.

I mean, what if that was my brother Ryan he was talking about? Or any other child with special needs, he doesn’t care or watch what he says. I’ll never support this man, even if he is our president. If that happens, all I can say is that I hope for the best for our country.” -Tyler Peters, CCHS senior.

“What role do high school students play in big elections like this one?”

“I think that high school students are the ones that really get people fired up. Often times on Twitter I’ll see an argument that started because a high school student got fired up. However, I’m not sure this is positive because often these students are so uneducated and if they or their friends who have persuaded on false information vote, it

Next on Netflix

By JENNIFER HUGHES As 2016 comes to a close, the new year brings new resolutions and new beginnings. Maybe a new beginning could be finding a new show to watch on Netflix. As an avid binge-watcher of the abundant television shows and original series Netflix has to offer, I understand how quickly some of our favorite shows come to an end, and how difficult it can be picking the next series to watch.

If you or someone you know is struggling to find a new show to watch, here are some recommendations from students at CCHS.

Leah Schuler, Senior at CCHS Recommendations: Dexter. “Dexter is a crime show that is funny but also very suspenseful. Every season has a big plot and I like that you actually have to pay attention and watch it, you can’t just jump in at any episode.”

The Flash “The Flash is a super hero show, and I would recommend it because it’s really fast paced. There are a lot of episodes, and it is easy to get into.”

The 100: “I love The 100 because it is very interesting and unlike mainstream TV shows. I like the concept, and the characters are very relatable.” Leah says she sometimes feels like she is a part of the show because of how intense it can get.

is misguided and that is not okay. Also, I feel that high schoolers only know about presidential candidates and they don’t look at Supreme Court Justices and stuff that are on the ballot so they just pick someone random. High schoolers stir the pot for those who are still in school and eighteen years old and that can be both terrifying and positive. It just depends on if they really know what’s going on because uneducated voters are dangerous.”

-Cora Green, CCHS senior.

Americans all across the country celebrate casting their ballot by keeping their “I voted” sticker as a memento.

After:

“What was your first reaction when the election was called for Donald Trump?”

“Complete shock, honestly.

Everyone thought she would win it, everyone thought she had it all locked

Spencer Lane, Freshman at CCHS Recommendations: How I Met Your Mother .”I like how it’s set up, like, in the future. He’s telling the story to his kids. It’s a really easy going, care free show. It’s easy to watch.”

Friends “Just the theme song, in general, is awesome. I like how long it continues and how much you get to know the characters. You really get to understand them.”

John Reasoner, Junior at CCHS Fav Netflix show: West Wing. “In the hostile political world we live in, it’s nice to have such a clear eyed and optimistic look at government and the people who make it happen.” John says this show is for anyone who enjoys “snappy dialogue, complex characters, and something warm and fuzzy.”

-Tyler

Peters,

CCHS

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“What do you will happen next?”

“I can’t wait to see the changes that he will make with the budget because he is such a smart businessman and I have full faith that he can help us. I know people who oppose him would mention the fact that he went bankrupt multiple times, but we have to remember that not only did he go bankrupt, he got himself out of it and now he is filthy rich again.

That right there is the definition of success- coming from nothing and making yourself into something.”

-Cora Green, CCHS senior. think

“How do you feel this morning?”

“I feel extremely disappointed because the progressive movement had made such gains in the past few years and I feel like with him as president, we just took five steps forward to take ten steps back. I’m not just disappointed, but also scared for my friends and family who don’t fit the mold of the people he stands for.” -Erin Hanson, CCHS senior.

Little Creston

By VICTORIA BORHA

Creston is moving fast on a positive track. Creston is a very important town, we hold the the train station, and largest grocery stores in this part of the state. Creston’s name is short for “crest town,” with the crest meaning it dwells on the top of a hill. Creston is in a way one of the top towns in the Southwest corner. Creston also helps other towns around us for food and jobs. This town has been an ongoing garden, growing new things from stores and parks.

Creston holds many opportunities, the City of Creston website even helps to show people job openings, house openings, even volunteer opportunities. Let’s face it and embrace what has been happening to Creston lately, we now have a Dollar Tree and Little Caesars. The Pizza Ranch used to be

Businesses like this one are poppig up all over town.

a skating rink. There are many business or other places that changed. The old Walmart is being put to use again. Part of it is being used for Tractor Supply Co. The other half hasn’t be final on what’s it’s going to be.

The next question is: How will Creston grow next will there be a new housing unit maybe a Target or maybe even a entertainment for adults and children. Creston isn’t too bad of a place, it has impacted people’s lives in a positive manner. Creston offers buckets of corn, lots of education, and just a place to start off a family. Creston may not have palm trees or perfect streets, but it’s a town worth fighting for.

Extra Thoughts on Extraterrestrials

by MIA MAXWELL

Many high school students visit the SWCC campus daily for classes.

Getting a Headstart

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Devon Buls, Sophomore at CCHS Fav Netflix show: American Horror Story. “It’s my favorite because it incorporates all the suspense and gore of a horror movie, but it expands it out across episodes, which gives it more room for more plot twists and suspense.

We can get more emotionally attached to the characters before they get brutally murdered, which I like.”

up.”

College is something that most students think about, and free college classes are offered to the CCHS students. The SWCC classes are paid for by CCHS. Should the high school students take advantage of the free college classes from SWCC? Mr. Jameson, a high school teacher who teaches some college courses, believes that students should take college classes. He believes that it is great to get a head start on college classes for credits and students can practice for free. Jae Fehrle, a sophomore at CCHS says, “College classes and high school classes are both very important. You should take them if your high school classes aren’t real difficult. You need stress free high school classes.” Becca Coleman, a senior at CCHS, believes that its a great idea to take college classes while in high school because you’re getting credit for both at once. Also she says it gives you expectations of how college classes are.

Mrs. Bolinger, a counselor at CCHS says, “Just because you can take college classes doesn’t mean you should.” Students can get college credits while in high school if they succeed. If the student happens to fail the class they wouldn’t be able to take another SWICC class unless the student pays for the class they have failed. It’s free to the student but the school is paying for the classes. College class while in high school is a great opportunity, but the student needs to know if they are cut out to take the class.

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Over the years, the same question has come up, are we alone?

Many people, including scientists have agreed and disagreed on this topic.

The definition of “alien” in the Oxford Dictionary reads, “Supposedly from another world; extraterrestrial.”

According to Livi Hartman, a senior at CCHS, she is indifferent on the subject. She believes “there is not enough proof to believe in them being real, but there is not enough evidence that there aren’t other living beings in our universe.”

David Qualseth, a senior at CCHS, believes in aliens. Although most people say “little green things” when they define an alien, David had said, “Any other type of life that is not from earth is an alien.” With the interviews I held, most people were set in there ways of what they believe in.

Hannah Robertson, a sophomore at CCHS, believes in aliens. Hannah’s reasoning is, “the proof that’s shown on internet and tv.” In all the interviews, there was one thing in common that the high schoolers had, they didn’t really care what other people believed.

With all of the people interviewed, the ratio of who believes and who doesn’t is a 6:4. It all comes down to evidence.

Is the evidence good? Is it reliable? You never know. Does it need to be fought about? Do there need to be arguments?

In all honesty no there is not any reason to argue the fact if you believe in aliens or if you do not. The topic of extraterrestrial can be a great discussion to talk about among groups, but to debate about? Not quite.

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Club news Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter, DAR

Fourteen members attended the Oct. 8 meeting of Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter, DAR at Summit House in Creston with Regent Jane Briley presiding.

Hostesses were Suzanne Adkisson of Grand River and Rosalie O”Grady.

Jan Morgan of Greenfield gave the program on diabetes. Roll call was answered with “Have you had your flu shot or been tested for diabetes?”

Kelly Franklin, an English instructor and drama coach at Southwestern Community College, was installed as a new DAR member.

Members learned of the death of DAR member Bunny Turner of Nova Scotia who was a great-granddaughter of Nancy McKay Harsh, for whom the chapter is named. A memorial ceremony was held for Turner.

Reports were given by members who attended the ISDAR District meeting Sept. 21 at the Nodaway Museum in Clarinda. Marjorie Kinkade of Creston thanked everyone who set up displays in their town

or wrote letters to local newspapers to publicize Constitution Week, Sept.

17-24.

Briley shared information on the service to America committee and encouraged everyone to go online and record their volunteer hours and to also share stories online that show the impact of volunteering.

Members are to bring toiletries and paper products to the next meeting as a volunteer project to celebrate National DAR Service Day. The next meeting will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, at The Windrow restaurant in Creston for the chapter birthday party, which will include lunch following the meeting. Kinkade will give the program on the history of the Nancy McKay Harsh Chapter. Roll call will be “How long have you been a member?”

TOPS #IA 1338

TOPS #IA 1338 had a weigh-in only Oct. 24 at First United Methodist Church. No meeting was held, as Kiwanis’ annual coat giveaway was taking place. Members were present with Carol Sheldahl as best loser, and Beverly Lyon and Elaine Weirich tied for runner up.

Eleven members answered roll call Oct. 31.

Leader Shellie Adams was best loser and Barb P. was runner up.

Alice Brown read the treasurer’s report and Bev Roberts read minutes; both were approved.

Squares contest went to Monica Belew and fines went to Sheldahl. The redcan challenge was “weigh and measure your food for a day this week.” October best loser was Weirich.

No program was given so members could have more time for Halloween events.

TOPS #IA 1338 met Nov. 7 with Adams calling the meeting to order. Ten members answered roll call. Sheldahl was best loser and Adams was runner up. Minutes were read by Roberts and the treasurer’s report was given by Brown. Fines from Oct. 31 went to Adams and Neoma Davis won squares.

For new business, Weirich was elected for vice president. The new contest, “Fall Touchdown Challenge,” started, and members will work to gain points. Starting Nov. 28, TOPS will draw for Secret Pals for the year.

Adams gave the program on compulsive overeating and how to stop it.

The red-can challenge is to exercise for 20 minutes

Congregate meals Nov. 14-18 Menu subject to change.

Reservations are required the day before. Call 641-7822447.

Monday: breaded fish, O’Brien hashbrowns, cabbage, wheat hamburger bun,

tropical fruit, tartar sauce.

Tuesday: roast beef, brown gravy, mashed red potatoes, brussels sprouts, wheat roll, birthday cake.

Wednesday: baked chicken breast, chicken gravy, baked potato, broccoli, multigrain bread, ambrosia sal-

ad, sour cream.

Thursday: turkey ham and white beans, glazed carrots, cornbread, hot spiced apples.

Friday: beef and bow tie casserole, green peas and mushrooms, sliced carrots, wheat roll, pears.

three times a week.

Weirich will give next week’s program with weigh in at 5 p.m. and meeting at 5:30 p.m. The meeting adjourned at 6 p.m.

Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary

Ladies Lakeshore Auxiliary met Nov. 9.

Canasta winners were Joan Chubick, first; Marilyn Larimore, second; and Mary Kline, third.

Penni Nauman won the door prize.

Linda Clark will host cards and chatter Wednesday, Nov. 16.

Creston Lions Club

Creston Lions Club met Tuesday, Nov. 1, at Pizza Ranch. Mike Duckworth, president, opened the meeting leading the Pledge of Allegiance and Delmer Brown gave the invocation.

Duckworth introduced guests Carol Sheldahl of Orient and Mary O’Riley of Creston.

Following the meal, Sheldahl, zone chairperson, shared information about current Lions activities. She visits all the clubs in the zone, which includes 20 counties in southwest Iowa.

O’Riley presented information about the Food Bank of Iowa. Recently, she and her husband, Mark, purchased the former Assembly of God church building in Creston. The building is now the location for Creston Area Food Bank. The service area, which includes Creston, is made up of 42 counties, served by the Food Bank of Iowa Des Moines distribution center. Statistics reveal one in eight Iowans experience food insecurity, which means lack of access to enough food for an active, healthy life. To supplement traditional food assistance programs, there are the following initiatives: mobile pantries, backpack program, school pantries, summer feeding program and field to food bank initiatives. The public can get involved by donating funds, food or being a volunteer. More information can be found at the website foodbankiowa.org. Local contacts are Kathy Goodrich at 641202-4513, Mary O’Riley at 641-344-0701 and Mark O’Riley at 641-344-1159.

Duckworth conducted the business meeting.

The previous minutes and treasurer’s report were approved. Tom Braymen

Crew Cab, 5.0L, cloth, 4x4, trailer tow package, 36 gal fuel tank Was $18,995

Was $22,995

NOW $21,995

2014 Ford Taurus Limited

Heated/cooled leather seating, remote start, intelligent access, rear view camera and more.

Was $20,995

NOW $19,995

2014 Chevrolet Silverado LT 1500

NOW $30,495

2014 Ford Expedition King Ranch

4x4, self-leveling load suspension, heated/ cooled leather, 2nd buckets, moonroof and more.

Was $40,995

NOW $17,995

2013 Ford F-350 King Ranch Crew cab, 4x4, 6.7L, navigation, remote start and much more.

Was $47,995

NOW $46,995

2014 Ford Escape Titanium

4wd, heated leather, intelligent access with push button start, ambient lighting and more.

Was $24,995

NOW $22,995

2014 Ford Escape Titanium

Crew cab, 4x4, heated leather, navigation, tow package and more.

Was $32,995

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The weekly Kiwanis meeting was held 12:05 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, at The Windrow meeting room with 23 members and one guest. President Chris Eaton presided, Karen Norton gave the prayer and Drew Henderson was finemaster.

The program was given

by Chuck Taylor, owner of Taylor Financial. He discussed the Dave Ramsey Financial Program that just finished up this fall and how it helps people work on getting out of debt and budgeting techniques.

The annual fresh evergreen decorated wreaths and sprays sale orders for the holiday season will arrive Nov. 17.

2011 Ford F-150 XLT

Heated/cooled leather, rear heated seats, navigation, Blind Spot Information System, rear view camera.

High Quality Prints...shipped directly to your door!

Kiwanis

Fall Savings!

2012 Lincoln MKS

if we are there... your photo is here!

reported 150 preschoolers received vision screening in September and 230 in October through the KIDSIGHT program.

The club directors will meet 9:30 a.m. on the last Friday of the month at Page County State Bank.

The Dec. 1 Lighted Christmas Parade was discussed.

The next meeting will be 6:30 p.m. Dec. 6 at Pizza Ranch. Anyone interested in membership in Lions Club may call Stew Stewart at 641-782-5674.

NOW $39,995

Front-wheel drive, heated leather, HID automatic headlights, Blind Spot Information System, navigation and more.

Was $22,495

NOW $21,495

2014 Ford Mustang Convertible

Leather seats, power top, Shaker Audio, V6, ambient lightening Was $21,995

NOW $19,995

www.crestonnews.com/photo 2015 Ford F-150 XLT

Crew cab, 4x4, cloth seats, 23 gal fuel tank, 3.5L EcoBoost engine and more.

Was $35,995

NOW $33,995

2015 Ford Flex Limited

all-wheel drive, heated leather seats, navigation, rear view camera, 3 rows of seats and more.

Was $34,495

NOW $32,995

Creston Automotive

410 W Adams St Creston, Iowa 866-782-2179 / 641-782-2179 SM-CP4374401116

CLASSIFIEDS

Card of Thanks

Garage Sale Out Of Town

GARAGE SALE

Thank you each and everyone for making my 88th special. All gifts, Men's Winter Clothes food, flowers, phone 1365 Hwy. 34, Creston (Kiddy corner from SIRWA) calls, visits, family and Friday, Nov. 11 friends. Growing old is 12 p.m. - dark not all bad. Many are denied the privilege. Saturday, Nov. 12 God Bless!

9 a.m. - dark Jean Richardson Henry Name Brand Carhartt,

Berne, Key, etc. sizes Xlarge, 2XL, 3XL & 4XL, insulated bibs, sweatshirts, jackets, insulated childs MCNEILL TREE SER- camo coveralls 14-16, like VICE. Topping, Trim- new; jeans- many like ming and Removal. Free new, sizes 38-30 thru 42Estimates, insured. Call 30-32 & 44-46 30 & 32; western flannel shorts, David at 641-344-9052. sweaters & reg. long LEAF REMOVAL. sleeve shirts, XL thru 3X Competitive rates. Call large.

Business Services

today for free estimate, Green Valley Pest Control and Lawn Care, 641-782-4540.

Home & Farm Improvement

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commercial & residential Certified Lead Safety Renovator

BARN REPAIR all types

SIDING AND WINDOWS Garage Doors

CARPENTRY 20+ yrs local service

Dave Schaefer 641-348-2260

leave a message Fully Insured

Employment *REWARDING WORK* Creston, Greenfield, Orient Caregiver needed to assist clients with meal prep, housekeeping and light personal care.

Week days or weekends, 5-25 hrs per week, great permanent part-time position, $10/hr. + hiring bonus!

Caretech, 1-800-9917006.

DRIVERS: Sign-on Bonus! Vacation, 401k, Newer tractors, Paper logs. Great Pay/Benefits! CDL-A, OTR. Universetruck.com 866958-7825 SOUTHWEST IOWA FAMILY ACCESS CENTER is hiring a full-time Family Consultant to provide in-home services to at-risk children and families in Red Oak, Shenandoah, Clarinda and surrounding areas.

B.A./B.S. in Human Services or related field+ one year of Child Welfare experience or an Associate's degree in a Human Services or related field +four years of full-time Child Welfare experience required.

Please send resume to: kris.steed@swiafac.com.

USPS JOB OPPORTUNITY Creston/Afton Post Office Has An Opening For A Rural Carrier Associate This Is A Non-Career Position Part-Time Hourly Wage is $17.02 Apply at www.usps.com. Click On Careers at the bottom of the page. Click on search jobs online. Select Iowa and Start. Click on the Position/Town you would like to apply for.

Applications will be accepted from 11/04/16 through 11/14/16 at www.usps.com. For further details contact the Post Office at 641-7822184

Miscellaneous INVESTING? PROMISES OF big profits often mean big risk! Before you send money call Iowa Securities Bureau 1-800-351-4665 or the Federal Trade Commission at 877-FTC-HELP for free information. Or visit their Web site at www.ftc.gov/bizop.

Miscellaneous For Rent TO OUR READERS Creston Publishing Company does not knowingly accept advertising which is in violation of the law.

We do not knowingly accept advertising that is fraudulent or has malicious intent.

While we attempt to screen advertising with potential of fraud, it is impossible to screen all potential problems.

We strongly encourage readers to exercise caution and common sense, particularly when dealing with unfamiliar companies.

For Rent New Today

Advertise your auction in the CNA Classifieds and we will include it in our “Auction Calendar.”

Garage Sale Northwest

LAST GARAGE SALE 503 W. Townline Friday, Nov. 11 Noon – 5 p.m.

Saturday, Nov. 12 8 a.m. - Noon

Elementary teacher aids; furniture; some adult clothing; 35mm Canon camera; nice mix reasonably priced; some collectibles.

Also wanted: paperback books. Donations accepted. Might purchase some. Stop, talk, will pick up.

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Dietary Aide Cook

Union County, Iowa, is seeking qualified applicants for the position of

COUNTY ENGINEER

Position requires a Professional Engineer in the State of Iowa. Registration as a land surveyor in Iowa is preferred, but is not required.

The County Engineer is responsible for the overall planning, direction, coordination, and supervision of the County Secondary Roads Department, including the effective, safe, and efficient construction, maintenance, and engineering of all county secondary roads and related services.

New Today 3 BEDROOM HOUSE with double garage, all new appliances, central air, no pets, references & deposit, $800 mo., 641-344-9645.

For Sale FOR SALE: DARK OAK TABLE with 2 leaves and 4 chairs, $350.00; dark oak curio cabinet with light and drawer, $350.00; Boflex, new condition, $1,000, 712621-6378.

Available for Adoption

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1709 W. Prairie St., Creston, IA

We offer excellent pay and benefits, flexible schedule, and promotional opportunities.

Pay up to $12 per hour BOE! Ideal candidates will be team players who possess the desire to succeed through hard work with at least 6 months of previous restaurant management experience.

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POET BIOREFINING IS

Egg Products Company Michael Foods Egg Products Company, the category leader in value –added Eggs, refrigerated Potatoes & French Toast, has the following opportunity:

Bilingual Recruiter

Michael Foods is currently looking for a recruiter responsible for sourcing, recruiting, and placing hourly production employees. Candidate must be able to read, write and speak Spanish and English. Candidate must have basic computer skills and feel comfortable in front of large groups of people. Two years of recruiting experience preferred.

Complete sale information is published in the Wednesday edition of the Creston News Advertiser and/or the Southwest Iowa Advertiser

Saturday, Nov. 12- 10:00AM Lenox, IA. Inventory Reduction Items including Bins, Doors, Small Appliances, Misc., Vehicles, 4 Wheelers, Horse Trailers for Mark & Misha Curtis, Lenox Hardware/Curtis Heating and Cooling. Auctioneer: Todd Crill.

Saturday, Nov. 12- 10:00AM Redding, IA. Machinery Items, Buildings, Harness & Buggy Related Items, Shop Items, Household Items, Antiques, Misc. for Samuel & Vera Miller; Levi Jr. & Rosa Miller.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

Friday, Nov. 18- 9:00AM Fontanelle, IA. Farm Equipment Consignment Auction.

Auctioneer: Cal Kaufman Saturday, Nov. 19- 9:00AM Rural Clearfield, IA. Motors, Parts, Car Accessories, Misc.

Farm Machinery, Restorable & Salvage Vehicles for the Gerry Wurster Estate.

Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

Sunday, Nov. 20- 11:00AM Creston, IA. Modern Furniture, Household Goods, Tools & Misc. Items, Scale Toys, Replica Knives, Swords, Black Powder, National Cash Register for the Marion & Ava Chubick. Auctioneers: Darwin West, Tom Frey, Brandon Frey.

For Rent

LARGE 2 BEDROOM apartment in Corning. $50 or Less $500/month, utilities inLARGE 3 BEDROOM, 2 cluded. 641-202-1630 bath apartment in Corn3 CERAMIC PLANT ing. $750/month, utilipots, 2 have philodenties included. 641-202- Find BIG dron plants, $10.00 1630.

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2 BEDROOM HOUSE. 234 Myrtle Street, Creston. OPEN HOUSE Friday, 5-8PM, Saturday, 9-Noon. Large kitchen & bath, very clean, refrigerator, stove, dishwasher, no smoking, no pets, $650/mo., $850 deposit.

Homestead Assisted Living and Memory Care is now hiring for Full-Time CMA/ Med Manager

RN’s

For an immediate and confidential interview, apply in person or call Nancy at (641) 743-6131. You may also fax your resume in confidence to (641) 743-2501 or email greenfield@tutera.com Greenfield Rehab & HCC 615 SE Kent Street, Greenfield IA

For Rent

1 BEDROOM APARTMENT, $400/month, plus deposit, no pets, NO SMOKING, references required, 641344-3201.

EFFICIENCY APARTMENTS. Spacious downtown Creston oneroom apartment furnished with refrigerator, microwave, private bath. $440/monthly includes all utilities, +deposit, srherriott@gmail.com, 641-208-0511.

FOR RENT: 2 BEDROOM house with attached garage. 103 N. Stone. $500/month plus deposit. No smoking, no pets. 641-745-0805

4 BEDROOM 2 BATH house, fenced in back yard, garage in basement. No smoking, no pets, $750/mo. + $750 deposit, 641-202-1716.

We are looking for experienced and dedicated professionals to assume key full-time positions on our nursing team from 6p-6a. If you are committed to teamoriented outcomes we can offer: • New Wage Program!

• Quarterly Pay Increases!

• Shift Differentials!

• Major Medical $119/Month!

• Dental and Vision!

• Vacation, Sick & Holiday!

• Advancement Opps!

• And Much More!

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We provide a number of benefits to regular full-time employees including, but not limited to: • Medical, Dental and Vision Coverage • Paid Life Insurance • Paid Vacations/Holidays

• Company Matched 401 (k) • Tuition Reimbursement Program (100%) • Company Paid Short Term Disability

Michael Foods Egg Products Company ATTN: Human Resources SM-CP4374291111

641-333-4700 1009 S. Brooks St. Lenox, IA 50851 EOE

NOW HIRING POET Biorefining – Corning, IA, an ethanol biorefinery, is currently looking for a Maintenance Technician.

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• Perform preventative & proactive maintenance tasks • Learn methods & procedures for boiler & cooling tower maintenance and water chemistry Qualified candidates must have at least a High School Diploma or equivalent.

Experience with fabrication, welding, cutting, & maintenance practices helpful.

Must be able to work nights.

We offer highly competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits & tremendous opportunity for growth.

To apply now, visit poet.com/careers.

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Clean Out Your Attic ...with an ad in the Classifieds!

Lets face it, when it comes to cleaning out that closet, attic or garage...everybody’s got something to hide!

But, why hide them when you could sell those unwanted items in the Classifieds? Not only will you gain valuable storage space, but with the dollars you make you can hunt through the Classifieds to uncover someone else’s hidden treasures.

To clean up with the classifieds call:

Salary is negotiable depending upon experience and qualifications.

Applications may be found at www.unioncountyiowa.org, and must be submitted by November 18th.

Union County is an EOE.

Forward application materials to: PJ Greufe & Associates 2239 Cromwell Circle • Davenport, IA 52807 Greufe@me.com

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503 W. Adams Street • Creston 641-782-2141; Ext. 6441 Office Hours: 8-5 Monday thru Friday • e-mail: classified@crestonnews.com

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IMMACULATE

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HCI Hospice Care Services - Greater Regional Hospice Home is looking for compassionate employees to serve patients during their end of life journey:

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EXERCISE BIKE, movable handles, good condition, $25.00, 641-7823135.

USED GOULDS 110 VOLT submersible pump, $50.00, 641344-8617.

FT RN:

36 hours per week, 12 hour shifts Submit a cover letter and resume or application to: hrinfo@hci-vns.org

This home offers spacious kitchen, dining & living rooms.

Plus a full dry basement.

Appliances included.

Don Carlos Realty

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A pre-employment background check, physical and drug screen are required.

EOE

HIRING

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Call the Classifieds 641-782-2141 Ext. 6441

782-5012

GreenďŹ eld, Iowa

www.doncarlosrealty.com

EOE

November 13th, 2016

$1500 Sign-On Bonus!

We are looking for experienced and dedicated professionals to assume key full-time positions on our nursing team.

If you are committed to team-oriented outcomes and quality care, we can offer a comprehensive beneďŹ t and compensation package that includes: new wage program; pay for experience; medical; time-off beneďŹ ts; and, much more!

Apply in person, call Nancy at (641) 743-6131 for immediate interview, or submit your resume in conďŹ dence to greenďŹ eld@tutera.com.

GreenďŹ eld Rehab & HCC 615 SE Kent Street, GreenďŹ eld, IA 50849

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

The Knights of Columbus are having their annual Thanksgiving Dinner at St. Malachy School.

Now accepting applications for the following: Vocational Rehabilitation Intermediary Network Coordinator

Cost for adults is $8.00 ~ Age 5 to 12 is $4.00 Age 4 and under is free Menu: Turkey with all the trimmings, mashed potatoes and gravy, stuffing, vegetable, homemade pies and drink

Please visit the website for more information about

position and the application procedure: Pleasethe visit the website for more information:

www.swcciowa.edu/HR

Southwestern Community College 1501 W. Townline St. Creston, IA 50801 AA; Equal Opportunity Educator and Employer.

Applications from all persons are welcomed; women, minorities, persons with disabilities and veterans are especially encouraged to apply.

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ExtraCare Services a division of HCI Care Services and VNS of Iowa is looking to hire Home Health Aides in the Creston area. (as needed, exible schedule)

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All loads dispatch and return to Ankeny, IA. Loads are 16-24 hours long & run Mon-Fri.

Call Kalen at 262-504-1617or email resume: mnhr@mclaneco.com or Visit: driveformclane.com/goto/minnesota

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Pay based on availability & experience

We offer flexible hours, competitive pay, free uniforms, employee meal plan, retirement plan and much more!

— Open to the Public —

Eagles Club • Creston

Apply online at: www.mylocalmcd.com/creston

TECHNICIAN This full-time position is responsible for the daily care of all animals at the worksite. Each technician is a vital member of a team of 10-12 people all dedicated to providing excellent animal care.

This independent McDonald’s Franchise is an Equal Opportunity Employer commited to a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Friday,NOVEMBER18th•7pm

Dining room open at 5:30pm

Dial-AService

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Eagles Club • Creston

SOW FARM

McDonald’s Creston 608 Wyoming Avenue Creston, IA 50801

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IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF William E. Trapp, Deceased.

CASE NO. ESPR015820

Applications will be accepted from November 7 thru November 13 Hormel Foods Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

Immediate Openings Maintenance Janitorial $10 - $12/hr All Shifts • $8.50 -$11/hr

Hamburger $3 • Cheeseburger $3.25 Bacon Cheeseburger $3.50 • Fries $1.75

RPA 14/ATURA Transportation Planning Affiliation November 8, 2016 Policy Board Meeting Minutes Vice-Chairman Ambrose called the meeting to order at 1:23 p.m. on Tuesday, November 8, 2016. Present were: Ambrose, Dixon, Lybarger, Riley, and Twombly. Riley moved to accept and approve the agenda. Lybarger seconded the motion. All in favor. Motion carried.

Twombly moved to approve the July 12, 2016 minutes. Riley seconded. All in favor. Motion carried. Twombly moved and Dixon seconded a motion to open the public hearing at 1:30 p.m. to discuss the Final RPA 14/ATURA Long Range Transportation Plan Looking Ahead to 2045.

There were no comments received from the public. Dixon moved and Twombly seconded a motion to close the public hearing at 1:31 p.m. All in favor. Motion carried. Dixon moved and Twombly seconded a motion to open a second public hearing at 1:31 to discuss the use of federal transportation funds for the Amendment to FY2016-2019 RPA 14/ATURA Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

There were no comments received from the public. Dixon moved and Twombly seconded a motion to close the pubic hearing at 1:32. Dixon moved and Riley seconded a motion to approve the Resolution Approving and Adopting the Final RPA 14/ATURA Long Range Transportation Plan Looking Ahead to 2045. All in favor. Motion carried. Twombly moved and Lybarger seconded a motion to approve the Resolution Approving Amendment to FY2016-2019 RPA 14/ATURA Transportation Improvement Program (TIP).

Twombly moved to adjourn the meeting.

Dixon seconded. All ayes, motion carried.

Meeting adjourned at 1:40 p.m.

Nancy K. Groth, Recording Secretary

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Public notice

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Monday, November 14th

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VENDORS WANTED for December 10th fundraiser. $20.00 setup fee includes one table, limited to 8 vendors, call Creston Animal Rescue Effort, 641-782-2330.

New Starting Wage for CNA

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Creston News Advertiser | Friday, November 11, 2016

IOWA DISTRICT COURT FOR UNION COUNTY IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF William E. Trapp, Deceased.

CASE NO. ESPR015820 NOTICE OF PROBATE OF WILL, OF APPOINTMENT OF EXECUTOR, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS To All Persons Interested in the Estate of William E. Trapp, Deceased, who died on or about October 1, 2016: You are hereby notified that on November 7, 2016, the last will and testament of William E. Trapp, deceased, bearing date of November 25, 2015, was admitted to probate in the above named court and that Gary L. Trapp was appointed executor of the estate. Any action to set aside the will must be brought in the district court of said county within the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice to all heirs of the decedent and devisees under the will whose identities are reasonably ascertainable, or thereafter be forever barred.

Notice is further given that all persons indebted to the estate are requested to make immediate payment to the undersigned, and creditors having claims against the estate shall file them with the clerk of the above named district court, as provided by law, duly authenticated, for allowance, and unless so filed by the later to occur of four months from the date of the second publication of this notice or one month from the date of mailing of this notice (unless otherwise allowed or paid) a claim is thereafter forever barred.

Dated November 8, 2016.

Gary L. Trapp Executor of the Estate PO Box 301, 413 SE 4th Street Grimes, IA 50111 Todd G. Nielsen, #AT0005759 Attorney for the Executor Kenyon & Nielsen, P.C. 211 N. Maple Street Creston, IA 50801 Date of second publication: November 18, 2016.

HOME SERVICES DIRECTORY

Find the right people for the job, right here.

Computer Repair

Siding & Windows

BUILTNETWORKS, 805 Wyoming Ave, Creston, IA, 641-782-4765, Computer sales, repair, networking. Over 25 years experience. PC & Mac.

GAULE EXTERIORS Steel and vinyl siding, replacement windows and seamless guttering. Quality craftsmanship, over a decade of professional service in Southwest Iowa. 641-782-0905.

Handyman Service HANDYMAN. Carpentry, Painting, Doors, Windows, Miscellaneous Home Repairs. Creston and Surrounding Areas. 641-208-1730; 641-782-9909.

Plumber SCHROEDER PLUMBING and ELECTRICAL. Central air repair/ new installations, new breaker boxes, lighting fixtures, softeners, water heaters. Specialize in manufactured and mobile homes.

Free estimates, licensed, insured, 641-202-1048. Accept Visa & Mastercard.

WESTMAN WINDOWS. Replacement windows tilt for easy cleaning and rebates bays, bows, sliders, etc.

Any custom size and shape, 30+ years in Creston. I sell, service and install, for no-pressure estimate call Charlie Westman 641-782-4590 or 641-344-5523.

BOWMAN SIDING & WINDOWS. All major brands of vinyl and steel siding, Heartland, Traco and Revere thermal replacement windows. Recipient of the Revere Premium Renovator Award. Seamless guttering and Leaf Relief gutter covers. 33 years of continuous reliable service in Southwest Iowa, free estimates, 641-3225160 or 1-800-245-0337.

Storage SHARP’S SELF-STORAGE Boats, records, inventory, furniture.

You store it, lock it, take the key. Industrial Park, Creston, 641-782-6227.

This entry level opportunity provides hands-on experience in many of the following areas: animal movements, breeding and gestation, farrowing, piglet care, recordkeeping and farm maintenance.

The ideal candidate will have a desire to work with pigs, a willingness to learn, a high level of dependability and a solid work history.

THIS POSITION OFFERS:

• • Base salary starting at $28,000 with potential for quarterly bonuses • All technicians earn $31,000 after only one year • Opportunity to advance career through Production ENTRY-LEVEL Leadership Program BASE SALARY •

vision, 401(k), Flex spending • Paid holidays, sick days AFTER 1 YEAR and vacation • Adventureland and Iowa State Fair Family Days • Get hired and refer a friend — we have a $1,560 Employee Referral Bonus!

$28,000 $31,000

Apply online at

apply.iowaselect.com or give Allyson a call at 641-316-3251 today!

Iowa Select Farms is an equal opportunity employer.

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• FAVORITE MOVIE: “Fried Green Tomatoes”

• IF YOU WEREN’T

eclectic mix. Everything from jazz to bluegrass and country. I love any kind of 70 and 80s funk. I listen to classical music a little bit.

A TEACHER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING? I’d be a writer. I like writing a lot.

• IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING

• HOW DID YOU END UP

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IN CRESTON? My dad (Jim McKinney) was born and raised here. I was living in Los Angeles with kids, my dad was living here, and we just decided to do something different. So, out we came in 1999.

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JANE WARNER CHS vocal music teacher

• WHAT MUSIC DO YOU LISTEN TO? A crazy,

ABOUT TEACHING, WHAT WOULD IT BE? I wish I had more one-on-one time with the kids that each one of them deserves.

• WHEN DID YOU KNOW YOU WANTED TO BE A MUSIC

INSTRUCTOR? Probably in junior high. I had a great middle school vocal teacher, Jenny Jones. She was a powerful, beautiful person.

• HOBBIES: I like to read fantasy and

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sci-fi novels. My husband and I like to go to auctions.

SHOW: “Taxi”

• FAMILY: Husband, AJ Warner; children, Jolene

and James Kennedy and Ryan Vasquez. We are also foster parents for three children ages 2, 4 and 5.

• YEARS IN CRESTON • HOMETOWN: Santa Rosa, California

SCHOOLS: This is my 11th overall and fourth year at the high school.

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Night out: After Karla Hines purchased several items, Juliann Sinn, left, gives Karla her bag of

merchandise back during the Java J’s ladies’ night held Thursday evening at the store. Java J’s, located in the True Value building at 801 W. Townline St., hosted the annual shopping night, complete with food and drink items to test and a discount for products. Java J’s and True Value are owned by Juliann and her husband, Kent.

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STEM night: Two-year-old Chloe Scarberry of Creston uses the remote control to try to run

model trains during St. Malachy School’s first-annual, hands-on STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) night Thursday in the school gymnasium in Creston.

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Plays the Browns ran in Thursday’s game against the Ravens before having to call a timeout. The Browns had to burn a timeout before the first play for having 12 men on the field. The Browns are the first team since 2011 to call a timeout in the first 10 seconds of a game.

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Parents meetings

COUNCIL BLUFFS — This football season has been trying at times for Mount Ayr native Joe Ricker.

He’s battled through a knee injury that cost him two games at defensive tackle for the Iowa Western Community College football team.

Creston High School winter coaches/parents meetings will be on Nov. 15 at the high school.

Following is the schedule: On Nov. 15 at 7 p.m.

Coaches/Parents meetings will be held in the following locations: Boy’s basketball in the commons Girl’s basketball in the gym Wrestling in the auditorium Boys and girls bowling in Room 304 The coaches and athletic director Jeff Bevins urge attendance by all parents of winter participants. If unable to attend let your child’s head coach know and feel free to contact Bevins at the high school.

Creston Activities Booster Club will have some new clothing items for sale in the commons.

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Ricker has perserved through it all and found a way to be a key contributor on the defensive line for the Reivers.

He’s a starter at defensive tackle. He rotates every other series as part of a solid group of defensive lineman.

“You’ve just got to stay positive and keep doing what we did,” Ricker said.

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Mount Ayr product and current Iowa Western Community College sophomore defensive lineman Joe Ricker works to shed a block during last Saturday’s game against Ellsworth in Council Bluffs. Ricker has had to overome a knee injury this season.

Lasting legacy

Tip night Creston Middle School basketball teams will be hosting a “Tip Night” at Creston’s Pizza Ranch on Tuesday, Nov. 15, from 5-8 p.m.

Girls’ team members will be working 4:406:30 p.m. and boys’ team members working 6:10-8 p.m.

All proceeds raised will go towards team shooting shirts and expenses.

Graceland wrestlers LAMONI — Kruz Adamson of Creston and Austin Pontier of Interstate 35 competed for Graceland University in a 35-6 dual wrestling loss to Simpson College Tuesday night.

Simpson’s Clayton Fenzel edged Adamson 14-12 in sudden victory in the first match at 125 pounds.At 149 pounds, Simpson’s Jason Kiehne earned a fall in 6:11 against Pontier.

Graceland will compete Nov. 16 at Waldorf College in Forest City.

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Shiltz leaves long-lasting impact on and off football field

By KALEB CARTER

CNA sports reporter kacarter@crestonnews.com

Nobody has a bad word to say about Chase Shiltz.

If they do, they sure have yet to come out of the woodwork.

Measuring the impact of a player to a team comes easily on the gridiron when it comes to the numbers.

What senior Chase Shiltz meant and will continue to mean to the Creston/Orient-Macksburg football program for the better part of the last three years can be measured in so many other ways.

Shiltz has been hard-working, down-to-earth and as much of a leader as any athlete that has come

through the program over the years.

Conversations with more people than can be accounted for say as much.

“He and a lot of kids in our program now are a coach’s dream. He certainly is that,” Creston/O-M co-coach Ryan McKim said. McKim’s emotions were evident talking about his star running back.

“He shows up everyday with the right attitude. You never hear him make excuses, you never hear him complain. He’s the type of kid that any coach would want in his program. He’s the type of kid you never want to see graduate.”

Unfortunately for the Panthers, his time as a Panther football player has come to an end.

What can be gathered from Shiltz’s career statistical totals was that he was exceptional.

The stats showcase his place among the top 11-man football players to play all-time.

As of Nov. 11.

94 touchdowns, which places him in a tie for eighth all-time in the state of Iowa in rushing touchdowns. By passing for four more, he finished with 98 career touchdowns accounted for.

582 points scored ranks ninth in the state’s history. Dike-New Hartford’s Trent Johnson has a chance to pass him Saturday. Johnson has 572 points heading into his team’s Class 2A semifinal.

5,329 rushing yards, which has

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Creston/Orient-Macksburg senior Chase Shiltz breaks loose on a long run during the Panthers’ game against ADM this season at Panther Field. Shiltz leaves the Panthers football program with an indelible impact both on and off the field.

him 23rd in state history.

Shiltz easily ends up first in school history in all of those statistics and many more.

“He is truly one of the best players to come through here all-time,” Creston/O-M head coach Brian Morrison said.

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Drake men’s basketball looks to turn the tables in 2016-17 season

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

Editor’s note: today continues a series of features looking at the four major college men’s basketball teams in Iowa. Below is Drake. On page 2S is Northern Iowa.

Iowa was featured Tuesday and Iowa State Wednesday.

DES MOINES — The past few seasons have been a struggle for the Drake men’s basketball team.

The Bulldogs have gone just 46-79 the past four seasons, including going just 7-24 overall and 2-16 in the Missouri Valley Conference last season, finishing last in the league. The Bulldogs were also eliminated in the opening round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament.

Drake has an experienced

core that’s ready to turn the tables in 2016-17.

Ten juniors and sophomores lead the way, led by junior Reid Timmer.

The growth the returnees have made this offseason has fourth-year coach Ray Giacoletti excited.

“Those guys have endured some tough times here first two years,” Giacoletti said. “We have a number of juniors that have exprience, through the maturing process really have an opportunity to take a step forward with our program and move the Drake program forward.”

The 10 have grown up both physically and mentally the past couple seasons.

“I’m excited since we’ve been here,” said Giacoletti.

“We’ve got 10 juniors and sophomores. It’s really the first time we’ve got men

instead of young m e n .

We’re excited.”

All of the returnees are mesh- Giacoletti ing well together at the start of the season, unlike a season ago when chemistry troubles hampered the Bulldogs.

“The chemistry is as good as it’s been,” Giacoletti said.

“One of the things last year at this time, for whatever reason, we didn’t have great chemistry. They were awesome guys, just the chemistry on the floor wasn’t great.

We don’t have that at all this year.

Better team chemistry can help the team begin a turnaround.

“The first piece of the

puzzle is good chemistry, whether it be offensively or defensively, we have to have great chemistry.” Giacoletti said. “That piece is in place.”

After two straight tough seasons, picking up a few wins early will be key for the Bulldogs confidence before Missouri Valley Conference play begins in late December. Drake was picked 10th in the Valley preseason poll.

“The biggest thing is trying to we need to gain some confidence and it has to be with the scoreboard,” Giacoletti said. “Our confidenece has changed with this summer and fall practices. We’re a different group of young men. The next piece needs to be where we got get wins and gain confidence with the scoreboard lit. That’s the next step for us.”

Timmer is the Valley’s top returning scorer, having averaged 16.8 points per game last season. He’s a second team all-MVC preseason selection.

Besides scoring, Timmer’s expected to be an on-court leader for the Bulldogs.

“Reid’s somebody who’s had a really good first two years here,” Giacoletti said.

“We’re depending on him leadership in leading this group. I don’t know if you get a much better human being. He’ll have a doctor of pharmacy. He’s the leading returning scorer in the league. He’s a pretty good place to start.”

Junior C.J. Rivers and junior Ore Arogundade are also key components back.

A pair of junior college transfers in junior De’Antae McMurray and junior T.J. Thomas are expected to

contribute.

“De’Antae McMurray is really athletic. His best attribute is he can pass the basketball. He gets everybody excited. He makes others better with his passing ability,” Giacoletti said. “T.J. Thomas is a 6-8 kid. He’s our most athletic big guy.

He can make a mistake and go correct it immediately.

He can go block a shot.”

There’s ample room for the Bulldogs to step up in the MVC. The league graduated nine of its top 10 all-conference players from last season. Perennial league powers Wichita State and Northern Iowa each lost a number of key contributors.

“It’s a great opportunity for somebody new to be able to step forward,” Giacoletti said. “There’s no better time then now.”

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Morgan ready for new role at Northern Iowa

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

CEDAR FALLS — Northern Iowa senior Jeremy Morgan has seen his role evolve in his years in Cedar Falls.

In the past, he’s been a shutdown defender, providing help on the offensive end when called upon.

This season, the Missouri Valley Conference preseason player of the year will be asked to do more offensively along with continuing his strong defense for a Northern Iowa team coming off a 23-13 season a year ago, a season that included winning the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament title and reaching the second round of the NCAA Tour-

nament.

“It’s obviously a big challenge to guard one of the better players on defense, but to be expected to score a little bit more,” Morgan said.

Morgan is confident about his defense.

“I’m not worried about it because we play a help-side defense,” Morgan said. “I have a lot of faith and trust in my teammates.”

Morgan is ready to accept those roles as the Panthers prepare for the 2016-17 season.

“I look forward to it,” Morgan said. “Roles change every single year. You come with new guys. You have different roles you’re going to have to step into. It’s changed a little. I have to score more. We’ve still got

other guys on the team that can make plays too.”

Morgan’s motivated to excel heading into his final campaign in Cedar Falls.

“You know your days are numbered now,” Morgan said. “I’ve only got one more season left. That sense of urgency is there.”

He’s looking forward to his last season as a Panther.

“I’m going to soak in everything I can from the season,” Morgan said. “I’m going to take it one day at a time and try to bring those young guys with me.”

Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson has plenty of confidence Morgan can deliver this season leading a team that features 11 players who’ve yet to play a minute for the Panthers.

“He’s ready. He’s pre-

pared himself,” Jacobson said. “I’m just really proud of what he’s doing. We’re excited for him in that process of being in different roles as you go through the different seasons. He’s done his job tremendously well to this point. He’s prepared himself to take on the next job and that’s be a senior and do all the stuff he did last year plus score more points.”

Returning veterans such as Morgan and junior Klint Carlson and senior Bennett Koch are helping bring along all the underclassmen.

“All of us older guys are trying to lead these younger guys,” Carlson said. “With Jeremy (Morgan), (graduate transfer from Iowa State) Jordan (Ashton) Wyatt (Lohaus) and Bennett (Koch)

and Ted (Friedman), we’ve all got a lot of leadership.

As upperclassmen, we try to take these younger guys under our wing.”

Even with all of the inexperience, expectations for another deep run in St. Louis at the Valley Tournament and a return trip to the NCAA Tournament are there.

“We want to keep doing what we’ve been doing — win a lot of games, make it deep into the postseason,” Carlson said. “We’re working hard day-by-day, gameby-game, practice-by-practice.”

Northern Iowa was picked third in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.

Northern Iowa’s momentum from the end of the last season, even with the gut-

wrenching end when Texas A&M overcame a 12-point deficit in the final 44 seconds of regulation to win in double overtime, can carry over to this season.

“Their confidence is as big of a deal as anything,” Jacobson said. “They were playing so well down the stretch and playing with so much confidence, that carried over into the summer.

It’s helped them as we get started for this year, just knowing in their own mind that they can compete nationally.

“It doesn’t matter who we’re on the floor with, they can compete. That is the biggest thing they’ll be able to carry forward.”

Interstate 35 standout Griglione signs with Creighton for basketball

By RYAN KRONBERG CNA sports editor rkronberg@crestonnews.com

TRURO — Interstate 35 senior Gracey Griglione has waited a considerable amount of time for Wednesday to come around.

The verbal commitment she made to Creighton University on June 8, 2015 became a signed and sealed reality for the Roadrunners basketball standout.

Griglione officially inked her commitment to the Omaha, Nebraska school Wednesday morning at a signing ceremony in the gym with family, teammates and Interstate 35 coach Jamie Smith among those looking on.

“It’s been a really long

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Ricker missed two games with a grade two MCL tear.

He’s played the past three Saturdays, improving steadily in each game.

“I feel like I’m doing good,” Ricker said. “I’m playing as well as I was before the injury.”

He was hurt initially in the Reivers’ week five game against Coffeyville.

Before he went down,

time,” said the 6-foot-1 inch post. “I’ve been waiting for this day to come. It’s a really long time.”

Griglione fulfilled a dream of playing basketball at the NCAA Division One level.

“I’ve wanted to play at the Division One level since about seventh grade,” she said. “I started playing tournament basketball in the summers. I had to stop playing softball.”

Griglione is a two-time all-stater by the Iowa Newspaper Association, earning first-team honors as a sophomore and a junior. She was a first-team all-state pick by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association as a junior.

As a junior, Griglione averaged a team-high 19.7

for Gracey. Her father Rich died on April 28.

Even though Rich couldn’t be there, his legacy lives on through Gracey.

Signing with Creighton was a moment Rich would be proud of for his oldest CNA photo by RYAN KRONBERG child.

“It’s comforting to know Interstate 35 senior Gracey Griglione signs her letter of that my dad always told me intent Wednesday. how proud of me that he points per game on 53.5 per- was and he loved Creighton cent shooting (178-of-333). just as much as I do,” GracShe grabbed 9.2 rebounds ey Griglione said.

Her father’s influence is per game — 77 offensive all over Gracey’s basketball and 134 defensive. Griglicareer. one also blocked 64 shots.

“My dad first showed me Griglione picked Creighthe love of the game of baston over South Dakota ketball when I was threeState, Northern Iowa and years old and he was my first Nebraska-Omaha. basketball coach,” Gracey Signing with Creighton was a bittersweet moment Griglione said. “We bonded so much through the game

and my brother, Richie, my dad and I would all go to the high school boys open gym on Sunday’s and scrimmage together.”

Her father was always there to encourage her.

“He always told me to give it my hardest and you only get out what you put in,” Gracey Griglione said.

“That has really stuck with me and motivated me to work hard day in and day out to reach my goals and will continue to stick with me throughout my senior season and college career.”

Having her mother Joni, brother Richie and sister Rosabella, grandparents and teammates there helped her out.

Gracey Griglione thanked her mother for her help

dealing with the loss of her father, along with a physical ailment she dealt with in June, as well as on the court.

“My mom has helped me tremendously in the past year, coming off of my dad’s passing in April along with stomach surgery in June,” Gracey Griglione said. “She rebounds for me on the weekends and has always made sure to get to my practices/games on time before I could drive. My mom is the best rebounder there is.”

Gracey officially signing with Creighton brought a spark for the Grigliones.

“This means a lot to my family and I because it’s definitely something positive to look forward to in a time of overbearing grief,” Gracey Griglione said.

Rickers’ play was the best he’s had in two seasons in Council Bluffs.

“I was playing as well as I ever have,” Ricker said. “It was going really well. I was starting to open up, getting to where I was playing my best, then that injury happened.”

The injury was frustrating at first.

“I was pretty disappointed when it happened,” Ricker said. “It was something I never was really expecting. It was rough.”

This season has been frustrating at times for the Reivers, as they are uncharacteristically struggling with their record. Heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale against College of Du Page, the Reivers are 5-5.

“I know our record doesn’t show it, but when we play at our best, we can beat anyone in the country,” Ricker said.

Ricker’s growth has been noticeable.

“I always talk about last fall I came in and the different from that fall to now is

“It’s just noticing things on film when you’re watching yourself,” Ricker said.

“You can tell things from the beginning of the season to the end of the season, what you’re doing wrong when you watch things. It’s stepping with the right foot during the game, the timing things you can tell. you can tell you’re coming along.”

Fine tuning the little things is key at the college level.

“In high school if you were bigger and stronger you could beat your guy,” Ricker

said. “Here it’s all technique.

It’s way more fine tuning than we may have done in high school.”

His future is uncertain beyond Saturday and a potential bowl game.

Regardless of what happens going forward, he has appreciated his time at Iowa Western.

“I enjoy the competition level, being able to say you play with some of the best players in the country and be one of the best teams,” Ricker said.

night and day,” Ricker said.

“I’ve got way better.”

He’s grown quite a bit.

“It’s sharpening up my pass rush, stunts, reading blocks, just common stuff.”

The speed college football is much different than his days at Mount Ayr. “It’s a lot faster, the hits are harder,” Ricker said. “I like it. You always have to have your head on a swivel.”

Ricker watches film often.

Doing so has allowed him to pick out mistakes and improve them on the field.

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Chase Shiltz by the numbers AS OF NOV. 11: 94: touchdowns, tied for eighth in 11-man.

98: career touchdowns, which includes for four touchdown passes.

582: total points scored, good for ninth

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Creston/Orient-Macksburg senior Chase Shiltz takes a snap out of the tank formation during the Panthers’ game at Winterset. Shiltz ranks among the state leaders all-time in rushing yards, touchdowns and points scored.

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story.

His character shines off the field.

“He’s one those kids that when you see him out in the community... his demeanor is not what I guess you would call the prototypical athlete,” assistant coach Tanner Webb said. “He’s not cocky, he just puts his nose to the ground and goes to work everyday.

It’s one of those things that I’ve admired about him the most.”

These characteristics are attributed to Shiltz by many around and within the program.

It’s that manner which sticks out in many minds just as much as his accomplishments on the field.

“What he represents from my standpoint, our team, he represents it the right way,” Morrison said. “High character, strong academically, is involved in numerous activities, whether it be athetically, plays, music that kind of thing. He’s just a well-rounded individual no doubt.”

For coaches like Morrison and McKim, particular moments this season stick out as testaments to the type of player Shiltz is.

“The best plays he made this year were things you wouldn’t find in the stat book,” Morrison said. “Recovering fumbles that our offense (lost). We had two fumbles that could have been turnovers and Glenwood gets the ball and he is out-hustling the guys to get on top pf the football. Those are the things we’re going to miss. He competes so hard.”

McKim invoked a powerful memory from the 27-24 victory over Glenwood, a state-semifinalist.

“The one moment that I think about, and we’ve talked about as a coaching staff was at this year at Glenwood,” McKim said. “We didn’t play fantastic in that game… In that game when things were going really bad, there’s no doubt, from anyone on Glenwood’s sideline, Glenwood’s players, our sideline, our players, there was no doubt who was in charge and who was leading us through that adversity into a win that night. There’s no doubt…You know No. 24 was in charge of that football game.”

Rewind a bit back from his senior year.

It was apparent to coaches and adults alike that Shiltz was a special talent from a young age.

John, Chase’s father, helped start Creston’s junior padded program that competes in the Pride of Iowa Youth Football League.

“You could tell even then he was going to be a good player,” Jon Thompson said. Thompson’s son Seth is among the accomplished senior class and played on the same team as Shiltz as early as fourth grade.

Jon Thompson has also been on the Panther sideline plenty of times as a

statistician and bookkeeper.

For this reason, he has seen Shiltz play for the better part of a decade.

Asked what made Shiltz a special talent, Thompson was quick to reply.

“I think just his vision running. He never got tackles very often for loss and a lot of that through the line,” Thompson said. “For a high school kid he is very patient picking out where he’s going to run and letting things develop before him. I thought he was exceptional for that.”

Morrison saw greatness from Shiltz at that young age as well.

“I’ve watched him when he was with junior padded teams and the program and his dad started it,” Morrison said. “Just watching him play through that level, get to junior high and you can just see at every level he has been above the competition as far as his athletic ability and his want-to.”

It almost amounted to a varsity spot his freshmen year.

“He was a kid that, there was talk about him moving up his freshman year at the get-go,” Morrison said. “He was that talented. We had really good players in place that year. We had a really good team. We try not to do that unless we absolutely have to. You could tell his sophomore year that he was an elite player.”

Character-wise, Crest Baptist Church Pastor Chuck Spindler has evocative memories of Shiltz’s time growing up within the church and the community.

The Shiltz family has attended the church periodically over approximately the last decade. Spindler has been a witness to Shiltz’s growth.

“It’s been fun to watch him mature over the years,” Spindler said.

“My impression of him for being the successful athlete that he is, he is such a humble young man.”

Spindler sees child-like characteristics still in Shiltz, whether it be before and after rallies with the team

and the cheerleaders at the church, or in his leadership among the youth of the church.

“They hang out with the kids and play with them,” Spindler said, about Shiltz playing and fraternizing with the kids at church.

“He’s right there in the mix. He’s not aloof. He’s right there being a kid with them.”

Spindler could not say enough about Shiltz’s personality and everyday manner.

“He’s just a real caring young man,” Spindler said.

“I think he has a heart for influencing those who are behind him to excel and do their best.”

“He’s very respectful.

His dad was a Marine and I imagine a lot of that has been inculcated in his life.”

What Shiltz has shown among his peers isn’t lost on figures such as athletic director Jeff Bevins.

“Chase is a good, natural leader. He doesn’t have to get real vocal,” Bevins said.

“He does a lot of leading by example. The kids listen because he does pay the price, he does put in the work. He does put in the effort. He does have the mental aspect where he’s going to work because he needs to work hard, he wants to work hard and he wants to improve.”

Shiltz gave all he had to give to the program.

“Not once have I ever said or seen an assistant coach say ‘we need better effort,’ whether it be practice, whether it be walk-throughs, whether it be game situations, I’ve never said that to him,” Morrison said.

With football over with, Shiltz and others can’t look back and claim he didn’t give it everything he could have.

“We always tell the kids you can look back and have no regrets about what you’ve done.” Morrison said. “I believe he can truly look back at his high school football career and have no regrets about how he played because he did it the right way.”

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The collateral shoe Dear Heloise: As a schoolteacher, I can’t tell you how many pencils I purchased and gave out to use, never to see them again. Toward the end of my last year, I refused to purchase yet another pack, so I told the borrower to leave a SHOE under the table where the box of pencils was. They got the shoe back when the pencil was returned. – Renee P. in California Certainly an ingenious way to get the pencil returned! While on the subject, I’ll ask my readers to help out. Readers, Renee is like many teachers who end up buying supplies with their own money. If you know a teacher, ask if you could buy some simple supplies for him or her. Or call the school nearest you and ask what it might need. Pick up supplies when they are on sale, and pass them on to a teacher. – Heloise

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Hints from Heloise not or cannot get a newspaper daily, I wonder how many people are aware that you can search the weekly circulars of big-box stores online. Many stores upload their weekly circulars, which you can view page by page, exactly as if you had gotten the hard copy delivered to your home. I thought it is a hint worth sharing, as I already have with many of my friends. – Eileen D., via email WREATH HOLDER Dear Heloise: I found a new use for wreath holders. I needed to find a way to store my purse that wasn’t on the bedroom doorknob, bed or top of the dresser. I had a wreath holder not in use and hung it from my bedroom door, then hung my purse on it. Perfect! It’s out of the way, but still handy to grab when going out! – Berta C. in San Antonio OH, NO – SHOPPING BAGS! Dear Heloise: I bring

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my own bags to the grocery store to do my part to help the environment. But sometimes, I forget to bring them into the store!

Some shopping centers, but not all, post signs in parking lots reminding customers to take in those reusable bags.

I tied a piece of ribbon onto my steering wheel.

Now, every time I see it, I think of my bags, even if I’m not headed off to the grocery store. I’ve not forgotten my bags since! – Tracy S., Austin, Texas Oh my, how many times have I done the same, and at the counter fussed at myself for forgetting them. – Heloise PETTY CASH WHEN BEETLE BAILEY® by Greg & Mort Walker TRAVELING Dear Heloise: When I travel, I take lots of single dollar bills. It’s so important to reward great service with cash tips ($5 bills come in handy for this purpose, too!).

I also can feed the change machine for quarters for laundry, snack and drink machines. – Perry Y. in Pennsylvania

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Horoscope For Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 ARIES (March 21 to April 19) Today you will feel more emotional about things. It’s as if your feelings catch you off guard. Don’t worry about this, because this planetary influence is gone by tomorrow.

TAURUS (April 20 to May 20) By evening, the Moon will be in your sign, where it will stay until late Monday. This actually brings you a bit of extra good luck. Enjoy this advantage!

GEMINI (May 21 to June 20) A conversation with a female acquaintance might be important to you today. You’ll find it easy to let down your hair and put your cards on the table.

CANCER (June 21 to July 22)For some reason, personal details about your private life are public today, at least in the eyes of bosses, parents and VIPs. There’s nothing you can do about this except to cooperate.

LEO (July 23 to Aug. 22) Do something to satisfy your urge for adventure and a chance to learn something new. Travel somewhere if you can. At the very least, be a tourist in your own city.

VIRGO (Aug. 23 to Sept. 22) Focus on details about shared property, inheritances, taxes and debt today. Tie up loose ends so that they no longer nag you in the back of your mind. Finish something.

LIBRA (Sept. 23 to Oct. 22) You have to go more than halfway when dealing with others today, because the Moon is opposite your sign. This simply requires a little cooperation and tolerance.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23 to Nov. 21) You’ll feel good if you do something today that makes you feel better organized.

Clear away some clutter. Catch up on your laundry. Make a to-do list.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22 to Dec. 21) This is a playful day!

Enjoy social outings, playful activities with children and sports events. Social banter with others will please you.

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22 to Jan. 19) Although this is a good time for you to shop for wardrobe items, today is not the day. Do this sort of thing tomorrow, and you will have no regrets.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20 to Feb. 18)Short trips and con-

versations with others, plus increased reading, writing and studying, all are things that appeal to you today. An interaction with a sibling or relative could be significant.

PISCES (Feb. 19 to March 20) If shopping today, limit your purchases to gas and food only. Postpone other major purchases for tomorrow.

(You’ll be glad you did.)

YOU BORN TODAY You are observant, imaginative and innovative. You have a

strong sense of responsibility.

In the next two to three years, you will experience a time of culmination, success and financial accumulation. That’s why it is wise to start to settle your debts. The year 2017 will be a social year. It also will deal with the results of the changes that took place this year.

Birthdate of: Jason Day, golfer; Tamala Jones, actress; Ryan Gosling, actor.

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